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Two Gay Guys Chewing the Fat: Gay and Lesbian Characters

This week's Two Gay Guys vlog is one of those cross-over stunts the networks love like when Ally McBeal's Calista Flockhart showed up on The Practice. But ours is much more gay (think the cast of The L Word dropping in on Will & Grace) because our friends from AfterEllen.com, Lori and Sarah, join in on our conversation.

We were all together during our "vacation" (I was working on the Annual AfterElton.com Hot 100 List the whole bloody weekend!) in Palm Springs and our chat turned to gays and lesbians on television and movies and our favorite gay portrayals. Brent and I rhapsodize about Xena and Gabrielle on Xena, and Willow and Tara on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, our two favorite portrayals of same-sex relationships on TV.

Meanwhile, Lori and Sarah realize how few gay male relationships there are on television which is ironic because there are so many more gay characters than lesbian ones. Nonetheless, they like Kevin (Matthew Rhys) on Brothers & Sisters and Brian Kinney on Queer as Folk. They also really dug the movie Big Eden.

Naturally, we decided to film our conversation for this weeks vlog! (And this means we can write off the whole trip on our taxes, right?) So sit back, watch us wrinkle up as we move from hot tub to pool and back again!


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  • Janet's picture

    Thanks for.....

    .....recognizing us Canadians up here! We do *get* it. The first legal gay wedding in my small interior BC town was lesbian *AND* Wiccan. How's that for a scoop of minorities!

     

    If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.

    christiekeith's picture

    Apparently you're unaware...

    Okay, I have pneumonia, and you guys are in a pool in Palm Springs.

    And apparently you're unaware of my theory that Brian and Justin are the reincarnation of Xena and Gabrielle, even though I'm sure that I explained it to you before:

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    Dexconocida's picture

    Very Nice

    Aren't they just adorable?... it looks quiet convincing to me ...lol
    christiekeith's picture

    If nothing else...

    If nothing else, that third one proves that Justin and Gabrielle have the same hairdresser. ;)
    Evan's picture

    Special Appearance

    Are Lori and Sara amazons? 

    This has been my favorite vlog so far.  I like hearing the lesbian perspective.  I agree that gay characters are not fully developed as far as their love lives go.  Many straight men can not handle a gay male relationship.  It's threatening and unsettling to them. 


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